Bail-ear and cover and supplemental-casing fastening.



J. A. KING. BAIL EAR AND COVER AND SUPPLEMENTAL CASING FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12 Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

JAMES A. KING, OF BRAZIL, INDIANA.

BAIL-EAR AND COVER AND SUPPLEMENTAL-CASING FASTENING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 12, 1914. Serial No. 844,690.

To ail whom it'mayconcern Be it known that I, JAMES A. KING, a citizenof the United States, residing at Brazil, in the county of Clay andState of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Bail-Ear and Cover'andSupplemental-Gas ing Fastening; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to buckets, pails and cans, and particularly tothe kind that are provided with a supplemental casing or receptacle, andthe aim of the invention is to provide an improved bail, ear and coverand supplemental casing fastener.

Another object of the invention is to provide a fastener of this nature,which not only affords attaching means for the bail, but also acts tofasten the cover and supplemental casing or receptacle in place.

Another object of the invention is to utilize the resiliency or springof the bail, for throwing the fastener from engagement with either thecover or the supplemental casing, or from engagement with bothsimultaneously.

In practical fields the details of construction may necessitatealterations, falling within the scope of What is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, ashereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a sectional View through a bucket or can,showing the supplemental receptacle and cover locked. Fig. 2 is anenlarged detail View of one side of the view in Fig. 1, more clearlyshowing the structure, and illustrating parts in section and parts inelevation, and showing the cover removed. Fig. 3 is a fragmentarysectional view showing only the lid fastened to the main can or bucket,and illustrating the bail ear thrown outwardly in dotted lines, owing tothe spring action of the bail. Fig. 1 is a detail view of the bail eardetached. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the member for actuating the bailear against. the spring action of the bail.

Referring more especially to the drawings, 1 designates the mainreceptacle or can, or bucket, in which a supplemental receptacle 2telescopically engages, and 3 denotes the cover or lid, which may fiteither the main receptacle or the supplemental receptacle. The cover orlid is provided with a projecting flange 4, while the supplementalreceptacleis constructed with a peripheral or circumferential rib 5.Fastened to opposite sides of the main or dominant receptacle or bucket,are plates 6. These plates are riveted, soldered or otherwise secured tothe main receptacle as shown at 7. The upper and lower portions of eachplate 6 are provided with rolls or sleeves 8 and 9. The upper roll ofeach plate receives a pin 10. This pin 10 also extends through thesleeves or rolls 11 of the arms 12 of the'bail car 13 to which eachhooked end 14: of the bail 15, is connected as shown at 16. The upperportion of each ear terminates in a lateral lug 17 to engage over thelaterally extending flange 4 of the cover 3, that is, when the ear isthrown to a position as shown in Fig. 1, by means of the lateralportions 18 of the member 19, which is mounted in the rolls or sleeves9. Each lat eral lug 17 acts to lock or clamp the cover in place.Riveted at 21 to each ear 13 is a plate 20 having an arm 22 extendingdownwardly, which is engaged by the lateral portions 18 of the member19, when the lug 17 is overhanging the flange 4 of the cover. When eachmember 19 is disposed as shown in Fig. 1, the lateral portions 18 extendlaterally outwardly and partially downwardly, so as to hold the lug 17firmly over the flange 4 of the lid. The disposition of the portions 18also prevents the downwardly extending arms 20 from collapsing againstthe sides of the can or bucket 1. Also riveted to each ear 13 by one ofthe rivets 21 is an angled plate 25, the portion 26 of which overliesand engages the peripheral or circumferential rib 5, to hold thesupplemental receptacle in place. When the members 19 are thrownupwardly as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, the resiliency or springaction of the bail acts to throw the ears outwardly, thereby disengagingthe portions 26 from said rib 5 and the lugs 17 from engagement with theflange 4 of the lid, thereby permitting the supplemental receptacle andthe lid to be removed.

As shown in the drawings it will be seen that the supplementalreceptacle may be fastened in place, without the lid thereon, andfurthermore, the supplemental receptacle may be removed, and the lidheld fas- Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

tened in position by the portions 26 of the angular plates upon thedominant receptacle or bucket.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and usefulis 1. A pail having a bail ear pivoted to each side and provided withlaterally extending lugs to engage the circumferential rib of asupplemental receptacle of the pail and a flange of the cover of thesupplemental receptacle, a spring bail connected to the ears acting tothrow the ears laterally to disengage the lugs from the receptacle andthe cover, and a pivoted angular member to throw the ears toward thereceptacle and the cover to cause said lugs to engage therewith.

2. A pail having a bail ear pivoted to each side and provided withlaterally extending lugs to engage the circumferential rib of asupplemental receptacle of the pail and a flange of the cover of thesupplemental receptacle, a spring bail connected to the ears acting tothrow the ears laterally to disengage the lugs from the receptacle andthe cover, each ear having a downwardly extending arm, and a memberpivoted to each side of the pail below the pivoted ear and provided withlateral portions designed to engage the arm to throw the ear toward thereceptacle and the cover to cause said lugs to engage therewith.

3. In combination with a pail having ears pivoted to opposite sidesthereof, said ears being offset from the pail, each ear having a laterallug to overlie the cover of the pail to clamp the same in position andprovided with a downwardly extending arm, a spring bail pivoted to saidears and acting to throw the ears laterally to disengage the lugs fromthe cover, plates secured to opposite sides of the pail and forming apart of the pivotal connection of said ears, said plates having rolls attheir lower portions, members pivoted in said rolls and provided withlateral portions to engage said arms to tilt the ears toward the coverto cause said lugs to engage therewith.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JAMES A. KING. Witnesses:

JOHN J. FLANAGAN, CO EMAN KING.

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